The Kazanjian Red Diamond, Kazanjian Red Diamond By Music54 On Deviantart

In its rough form it weighed about 35 carats but was cut down into a 505 carat diamond later.

Multiplication coloring worksheets. To kazanjians amazement it was indeed a red diamond and not a ruby. This diamond ranks second among our list of the most famous red diamonds in the world. But close behind is the kazanjian red at 505 carats.

The 505 carat diamond was discovered in lichtenberg south africa in 1927 weighing 35 carats in its rough shape. Red is the rarest color in diamonds less than 20 are known to exist in the world today. After the preparation for the cut the size of the stone decreased by 85 and then the stone was made into an emerald cut diamond.

The kazanjian red diamond one of the most spectacular gemstones ever discovered goes on display today at the american museum of natural history. It is truly a one of a kind example of a beautiful red diamond. The kazanjian red diamond.

Today the remarkable diamond is listed as the second largest red diamond in the world. This diamond ranks second among our list of the most famous red diamonds in the world. The breathtakingly beautiful kazanjian red diamond weighs an estimated 505 carats and is said to be worth around r683 million.

This is a red diamond which was discovered in lichtenberg south africa in the year 1927. Flipping through ian balfours book famous diamonds douglas noticed a story about a red diamond that didnt have the usual enticing photo of the diamond being written about only a drawing depicting diamond miners and the title red diamond. Out of the few dozen known red diamonds only 3 are over 5 carats.

The kazanjian red diamond. The kazanjian red diamond. The kazanjian red diamond previously known as the red diamond is a 505 carat red diamondit was found in south africa in the 1920s and was cut in amsterdamthe nazis seized the diamond during world war iiit was rediscovered after the war and changed owners multiple times before it was bought in 2007 by the kazanjian brothers.

Whats more the kazanjian red diamond has an amazing back story. The largest is the trilliant cut moussaieff red at 511 carats. After the diamond cutters preparation decreased its size by 85 the jewelers turned the stone into a beautiful.

The kazanjian red diamond on display at the museum through march 13 was unearthed in south africa in the late 1920s according to ian balfours famous diamonds antique collectors club 2008. Until 2007 kazanjian ceo douglas kazanjian was given the opportunity to purchase the elusive red diamond for an undisclosed amount from an anonymous seller. Of all the fancy coloured diamonds blood red ones are the rarest of all.

If youre a science geek like me that translates to about 1 gram. The deyoung red diamond is a modified round brilliant cut with facets on the crown split horizontally.